Category: United States of Books

This week takes us to Rhode Island with Spartina by John Casey. Entertainment Weekly says – Dick Pierce works in Narragansett Bay, but his true passion is is the unfinished boat in his backyard. The tale may be standard, but Casey’s lyrical descriptions of the Rhode Island sea […]

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For more information on the United States of Books (click here for details). The United States of Books the State of Pennsylvania Rabbit, Run by John Updike Reviewer ~ Teri at Sportochick’s Musings ~ Synopsis ~ Rabbit, Run is the book that established John Updike as one of the major American novelists of his—or any other—generation. Its […]

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Review by H.C – Irresponsible Reader Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson Hardcover, 219 pg. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1980 Read: September 20 – 21, 2016 It’s time for my home state here in this little series we’re doing: Idaho, featuring the book Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson. Set in the fictional […]

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Source: Public Library eBook and audiobook, 211 pgs.; 4+ hrs. For Louisiana, Entertainment Weekly says, “Chopin’s early feminist work, which presents a woman carving an identity for herself that has nothing to do with wifedom or motherhood, also serves as an engrossing immersion in the historical worlds of […]

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SYNOPSIS Maud Martha by Gwendolyn Brooks Paperback, 180 pgs. Third World Press For Illinois, Entertainment Weekly says, “Sure you can always go with Saul Bellow’s Chicago, but if you’re looking for another view of the windy city, pick up this challenging, essential look at urban black life, with […]

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For more information on the United States of Books (click here for details). The United States of Books the State of Michigan Reviewer ~ Teri at Sportochick’s Musings Once Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell Audible and eBook ~ Synopsis ~ Bonnie Jo Campbell has created an unforgettable heroine in sixteen-year-old Margo Crane, […]

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Review by H.C. at Irresponsible Reader Believe it or not — this was almost a lot longer, but I trimmed a lot to hopefully make it better. — Empire Falls by Richard Russo Hardcover, 483 pg. Knopf, 2001 A few years ago, my parents took a trip through […]

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Review by Serena at Savvy Verse & Wit Source: Public Library Audiobook, 17 CDs Synopsis from Goodreads – A visionary account of American life–and the long-awaited sequel to one of the most celebrated novels of the past decade–Independence Day reveals a man and our country with unflinching comedy and […]

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